Airball PC

An evil wizard turns you into a bouncing air ball with a slow leak in this action strategy game. Navigate hundreds of isometric rooms across levels, using directional controls and jumps to cross gaps, dodge obstacles like spikes, and climb stairs. Gather gems for points, snag special items such as candles for dark rooms, and hunt ingredients plus a spell book to lift the curse, all while monitoring your air gauge to avoid bursting on inflating stations or pumps. Time presses as you deflate steadily, so top up at random pumps without overpressurizing. Hazards and a ticking clock demand precise timing in every room. Players who master jump-based navigation and resource management in tight isometric spaces will thrive.

You play the part of ‘Airball’ as an evil wizard has turned you into a bouncing ball of air with a slow leak! The only way to break the spell is to find the various ingredients and the spell book to break the magic curse!

Work your way through the hundreds of levels of isometric rooms on your quest. Remember on each level if you stay on an ‘inflating station’ for too long it will cause you to burst! You can monitor your air level with the onscreen gauge.

Using the directional controls and the jump button, jump across gaps and weave through obstacles.

Get points by gathering gems during your quest, and ascend stairs by jumping, but watch out for the spikes and other hazards which will burst you!

For some levels you will need to obtain special items to proceed such as candles for dark rooms, but don’t forget you are always up against the clock as you are slowing deflating, so also keep a look out for the random pumps to inflate you and buy you more time but without over pressurising and bursting yourself!

Will you find the ingredients and use the spell book to lift the curse and save yourself before time runs out! Good luck Airball!

History

Originally released in 1987 across multiple formats including MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari and others. This version is the MS-DOS version.